I really need help. No links please does the thesis statement in a research paper include any personal opinions? or does the research paper thesis statement include the main point?

basically, what does a research paper thesis statement include?

I don’t think it includes opinions.. but I don’t know for sure

A thesis statement is a declarative sentence that defines the paper's point of view. This claim should be detailed as well as debatable. The thesis statement should often be at the conclusion of the first paragraph of your article. This thesis will be supported by the rest of your article.

It could include personal opinions in a way, but It needs to be thoroughly backed up enought ot prove your point to be true.

Example:

Cats are the best pet.

That can be an opinion, but if I could back it up enough then it could be the thesis statement.

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)

the third one.

hope it